Purpose

To advise the Executive of the procurement process to provide a 5 +
2-year term contract for the improvement and maintenance of the Council owned
housing stock.

 

To seek delegated authority to appoint a single contractor for the
contract term, following a thorough procurement/tendered process.

 

The Council own and manage over 2,400 affordable homes and have over 450
residential leaseholders. The repairs, maintenance and improvement work to
Fareham Housing assets is currently achieved through a combination of directly
employed operatives and several contract arrangements.

 

The attached report provides Members with an overview of the new contract
arrangement proposed to be used from November 2024, which will consolidate
various aspects of work currently covered through multiple contracts.

 

Further details surrounding the funding arrangements, including the total
estimated cost to deliver the contract, are provided in Confidential Appendix
A.

 

This report seeks Executive agreement for delegated authority that will
allow a time efficient appointment of an appropriate contractor to be made,
enabling services to be operational and mobilised for November 2024 (when the
current void and improvement contract ceases).

 

 

Decision

RESOLVED that
the Executive agrees:

 

(a)  the
funding mechanisms, as outlined in confidential Appendix A to this report, to enable the continued investment in the repairs,
maintenance, and improvement of the Council owned housing stock; and

 

(b)  that
the award of contract for void property repairs, responsive repairs, and
refurbishment works to Council homes be delegated to the Chief Executive
Officer, following consultation with the Executive Member for Housing.